Marika's Love Meter Malfunction

For an unpopular boy with no social standing, confessing his feelings to his childhood friend Marika seemed like an impossible feat. Driven by sheer desperation, he did the only thing he could think of and made a wish upon a passing shooting star. To his absolute astonishment, he woke up to find that his wish had actually been granted. He suddenly possessed a bizarre new ability: the power to see people's affection levels hovering above them, exactly like a romance simulation game. Eager to test this surreal gift, he immediately sought out Marika, expecting to finally uncover her true feelings. However, what he discovered shattered his hopes entirely. Instead of a promising number, her love meter was catastrophically low—plummeting so far into the negatives that it appeared completely broken, as if sinking straight to hell. Yet, despite this glaring display of supposed hatred, Marika continued to treat him with the same gentle kindness she always had. This jarring contradiction left him utterly bewildered. If she despised him as deeply as the meter suggested, why was she still so sweet? Was the malfunctioning gauge revealing her genuine emotions, or was there a deeper mystery behind its erratic readings?